If your contracts are set to expire in 2025, now is the time you and your bargaining team should begin preparing for negotiations. Here are 5 key steps to improve your collective bargaining negotiations with your local government employer: Ask legal counsel to review your contract language to identify potential […]
Donnelly + Gross congratulates Partner Jung Yoon on her recognition as a Best Lawyers® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for “Employment Law – Individuals” in Jacksonville. Jung is a Partner who joined the firm in 2006. She has practiced labor and employment law for 18 years, on behalf of both […]
A well-run workplace investigation can facilitate in-house resolution and remove the risk of litigation. For example, under the Faragher-Ellerth defense, an employer may remove or limit the risk of liability for claims of unlawful workplace harassment by showing it exercised “reasonable care” to prevent and promptly correct the alleged misconduct […]
In the interest of simplicity and ease, small businesses often include noncompete and other restrictive covenants together with general terms of employment in one agreement. This approach seems simple enough, and it may be more palatable to employees. But there are important considerations which favor the employer’s use of two […]
*Note: This article is directed to businesses in a non-union setting. Every employer, no matter how small, should have an employee handbook even if it is only a few pages. A handbook provides the basic understanding between the employer and employee and, as such, it can reduce inconsistencies, misunderstandings, and […]